Shield for rockers



(No Model.)

I F. A'. KEYES.

SHIELD FOR ROCKERS.

No. 510,799. Patented, Dec 12, ;1-893.

FRANK. A. KEYES, OF PALATINE, ILLINOIS.

SHIEILDFOR ROCKERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,799, dated December12, 1893.

Application filed June 1, 1893. Serial No. 476,306- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, FRANK. A. KEYES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Palatine, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shields for Rockers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shields for rockers, and it has for its objectto provide the rockers of rocking chairs, settees, and the like, with asimple, cheap and effective shield, which shall not only prevent therocker from overturning, or rocking too far, but shall also prevent theend of the rocker coming in contact with the mop-boards, furniture, orother devices, and injuring the same, and to these ends my inventionconsists in a shield having the general features of construction andadapted to be arranged for use, substantially as hereinafter moreparticularly pointed out. Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure1, is a perspective view of an ordinary rocking-chair, having myinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2, is an enlarged side view of the endof the rocker, with the shield attached. Fig. 3, is an enlarged planview; and Fig. 4, is an enlarged perspective view of the shield.

It is well known that rockers, such as rocking-chairs, and the like, areliable to be overturned by excessive movement, in which the center ofgravity falls without the bearing surface of the rocker, and manydevices have. been suggested for preventing such accidents,

and it is one of the main objects of my invention to provide a simpledevice which shall prevent such accidents, while another object is toutilize such device, not only for preventing accidents to the occupantof the chair, but to prevent injury to the furniture or house-trimmings,by the end of the rocker coming in contact therewith.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a shield substantially in theform shown, in which there is a bumper portion A, a body or web portionB, and a securing portion 0, the bumper portion being extended beyondthe Web portion to form buffers D, D. This device may be made of anysuitable material,

but preferably of rubber, and it is evident that it can be readilymolded of the desired form and size.

In applying the shield to the rocker E, I form a perforationcorresponding to the securing portion 0, as by boring an opening Ftransversely through the end of the rocker, and I mortise or otherwiseconnect this opening with the end of the rocker, by forming a channel G,preferably at an inclination to the base line of the rocker E, and thischannel receives the web or body portion B, while the bumper portion ofthe shield projects beyond the end of the rocker, and extends alsoslightly below the line of the bearing surface of the rocker, so as toform a bumper by coming in contact with the floor, and therebypreventing'the overturning of the chair. The buffer portions D extendbeyond the side lines of the rocker and prevent rubbing.

The shield may be applied to the rocker by simply sliding it insidewise, the body and securing portions fitting the correspondingopenings in the end of the rocker, and it may be secured in any suitableway, as by glue, or tacks, or other fastening devices, and when inposition, it forms a simple, cheap and effective device foraccomplishing the objects intended. While I have shown the buffing endsas rounded and that is the preferable form, it is evident that they canbe otherwise shaped, as well as the bumper, which while shown round,might have other configuration, the essential feature being that itshall project beyond the bearing surface of the rocker to prevent itsmoving too far.

It will readily be seen that the shield can be applied to chairs alreadyin use, requiring no additions, and simply forming a receptacle toreceive the shield, which can be readily slipped in placeand secured.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a rocker having a cylindricalopening and a channel smaller than the diameter of said opening, andextending from the opening to the end of the rocker, of a shieldcomprising a securing portion tofit the opening in the rocker, a webconnected to the securing portion and extending through the channel, anda bumper portion projecting beyond the rocker, substan- In testimonywhereof I have signed my tially as described. name to this specificationin the presence of m 2. As a new article of manufacture, the twosubscribing witnesses. bum er consisting of the central connecting a 5web and. the enlarged portions at each end. FRAN KEYES' thereof, theportion at one end extending be- \Vitnesses: yond the side lines oredges of said connect- W. O. STEVENSON,

ing web, as set forth. H. R. GORDAMIS.

